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Toothpaste for Dinner: Hipsters, Hamsters, and Other Pressing Issues
"Every time you hear a cell phone ring, an angel gets kinda annoyed." And so go the wry observations and sarcastic musings on modern existence found in Toothpaste for Dinner. This unique title:
*Is based on the wildly popular toothpastefordinner.com Web site, which averages 19 million hits
*Speaks to the popularity of edgy humor titles like The Bunny Suicides and Get Your War On
*Provides a completely original world view paired up with simple line drawings that will appeal to 20- and 30-something creative types
*Is based on the wildly popular toothpastefordinner.com Web site, which averages 19 million hits
*Speaks to the popularity of edgy humor titles like The Bunny Suicides and Get Your War On
*Provides a completely original world view paired up with simple line drawings that will appeal to 20- and 30-something creative types
What Dilbert did for office workers in the early 90s, this revolutionary and hilarious book will do for wage slaves of the twenty-first century.
220 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2005
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About the author
Drew
59 books22 followersDrew Fairweather, professionally known as Drew, is an American author and artist residing in Vermont. He is notable for being the creator of the webcomic Toothpaste for Dinner, and is the co-creator of Married to the Sea, alongside his wife Natalie Dee Fairweather.
Drew was previously a research chemist and held several patents before transitioning to full-time work with his webcomic Toothpaste for Dinner. His industry work centered around the interactions of nitrogen-bonded urea with silicone gel, which formed the basis for his later music work (under the band name Hell Orbs) as "Piss Admiral Dildo Captain". For the first two years of TFD's existence, Drew worked as a cat photographer to "make ends meet" before it became popular. In September 2006, Drew revealed himself to be the entity behind the electronic musician KOMPRESSOR, which was previously only known by the alias "Andreas K.". Drew has since released other albums under the artist name Dog Traders and CRUDBUMP. On 11 April 2011, Drew published his first novel, Veins.
In 2015 Drew revealed that he was "Mr. Eggs", a notorious internet troll who posted hundreds of times to "Misc," a forum on bodybuilding.com. Drew has also spoken of inserting false “facts” into Wikipedia articles.
Drew was previously a research chemist and held several patents before transitioning to full-time work with his webcomic Toothpaste for Dinner. His industry work centered around the interactions of nitrogen-bonded urea with silicone gel, which formed the basis for his later music work (under the band name Hell Orbs) as "Piss Admiral Dildo Captain". For the first two years of TFD's existence, Drew worked as a cat photographer to "make ends meet" before it became popular. In September 2006, Drew revealed himself to be the entity behind the electronic musician KOMPRESSOR, which was previously only known by the alias "Andreas K.". Drew has since released other albums under the artist name Dog Traders and CRUDBUMP. On 11 April 2011, Drew published his first novel, Veins.
In 2015 Drew revealed that he was "Mr. Eggs", a notorious internet troll who posted hundreds of times to "Misc," a forum on bodybuilding.com. Drew has also spoken of inserting false “facts” into Wikipedia articles.
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October 14, 2021
2.5 stars-- These are single-panel little slice-of-life comics about a variety of life's complaints and bizarre moments. I laughed a few times. The drawings are done in that "intentionally bad" doodle style. I feel as if this would be more digestible in its original webcomic format, rather than a book-length collection.
September 24, 2008
This book is generally well-reviewed but, honestly, I was disappointed. I love the eponymous website; even own a couple of Drew's t-shirts. And while this book captures the essence of his humor, it's not at its finest: the images are tiny and are generally overpowered by the matching word blocks. For an introduction to "Toothpaste for Dinner," visit the website and hold off on the book until you're a firmly established fan.
December 31, 2015
Some of these were LOL-worthy, but I'm afraid this is what my book's gonna be like, minus pictures. Some of it only works in the author's head.
January 7, 2019
Came across this in a bookstore leafed through a couple pages that caught my interest and picked it up. My final take is that it's a collection of the author's personal humor and in many cases, his total weirdness which I found each of the single page jokes and accompanying rudimentary drawings as aforementionally described; some humorous and some just plain weird. When finished, I felt it was worth the time but not something that I'd persue more of in the future as a must read.
September 20, 2024
Not bad, had some funny jokes. It's just a 'adult/teen' version of a elementary joke book. It's pretty funny at some times, and I liked the cute little photos. If you want to read this, go ahead. If not, you aren't necessarily missing out on anything.
January 26, 2025
Some funny jokes, very quirky, some aged like milk, and some have a glorious glaze of nostalgia freeze-framing a 2005 era collection of doodles which is interesting to observe a whole 20 years later. Also I now feel old.
August 28, 2017
I think it must be a Canadian thing or something because I didn't find this to be very witty or humorous.
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February 25, 2023a lot of this was still funny, but it surprised me to see r*tarded so much in something that doesn't feel that very long ago
May 10, 2024
I loved this book in high school but it does not age well. Not iun an offensive way, just humor wise.
May 12, 2025
4 stars for nostalgia and a few really good'uns
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November 18, 2025Some of these early 2000s jokes didn't age well, though most of them did.
April 15, 2014
All it takes is two pencils taped to your head to transform any office into a deadly cubicle maze, where all who get lost meet a grisly death at the hands of the OFFICE MINOTAUR!!
Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew
220 pages, HOW Books, October 2005
Humor
I’m not sure when I started reading Toothpaste for Dinner. Had to have been many years ago, because I feel like I’ve known about it forever. Something about Drew’s weird, off-the-wall sense of humor and strange, somewhat-melted-looking drawings makes me happy, and totally makes me snort-laugh. I even have one of his tee-shirts. Yep. I like him just that much.
Drew is…I really don’t know how to describe his work. They’re comics, but he’s like this jaded sarcastic scientist you want to be best friends with in your office. Except you totally couldn’t, because he wouldn’t be friends with anyone. He’d be in his cubicle scowling at everyone and probably drawing unflattering cartoons of you. He’s like the cool guy that doesn’t know he’s cool. He’s the hipster who would hate being called a hipster. And he’s hilarious.
I’ve had this book around forever (I mean, look at that publication date. 2005? That’s just embarrassing, it’s been sitting around so long) but was saving it for when I needed a really good laugh. This week, I needed a really good laugh. Plus, with the unemployment and all (oh, yeah, my job disappeared this week – thanks, economy!) I have more time to read than I probably should. More time to read, and apply for jobs, and think, “huh, in about a month, I’m going to have NO MONEY IN THE BANK.” So it’s nice to laugh a little when you’re panicking. Right? Right.
This book won. It made me laugh. A lot. There were some comics I’d seen – like I said, I’ve been following his site for a while – but since he’s so prolific and I tend to miss days here and there, there were a lot of comics that were new to me, so the whole thing made me happy. I got to revisit old favorites and got some new content in the bargain.
This book (and Drew’s site) is for you if you have a weird sense of humor, if you like webcomics, if you’re heavily into sarcasm, if you don’t mind a cuss here and there (I don’t, but I know some people are sensitive to such things), and, well…if you’re one of my people. My people tend to really like Toothpaste for Dinner. Because most of us have the same kind of warped sense of humor. I assume that’s why we’re drawn to one another. In good news, this book is now out of print, and you can get it used from a variety of sellers for a penny. A PENNY, YOU GUYS. With shipping, you’ll pay about $4 for this. That is NOTHING. That is daily-coffee money.
And on a side note, Drew also has a site called The Worst Things for Sale, and it’s just what’s promised – he finds ridiculous things daily and pokes fun at them. I’m constantly sending these things to my friends. “WORST THING EVER, THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT!” I will say. They are not amused. Or, ok, they’re a little amused. They won’t be when I send it to them as their birthday present, I’d guess.
Go read some snarky webcomics, either on Drew’s site, or with this book. They’ll make you happy. And I think we all want to be happy, right? Right.
Previously published at Burning the Bridges (With lots of cartoon goodness I can't figure out how to bring over here!)
Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew
220 pages, HOW Books, October 2005
Humor
I’m not sure when I started reading Toothpaste for Dinner. Had to have been many years ago, because I feel like I’ve known about it forever. Something about Drew’s weird, off-the-wall sense of humor and strange, somewhat-melted-looking drawings makes me happy, and totally makes me snort-laugh. I even have one of his tee-shirts. Yep. I like him just that much.
Drew is…I really don’t know how to describe his work. They’re comics, but he’s like this jaded sarcastic scientist you want to be best friends with in your office. Except you totally couldn’t, because he wouldn’t be friends with anyone. He’d be in his cubicle scowling at everyone and probably drawing unflattering cartoons of you. He’s like the cool guy that doesn’t know he’s cool. He’s the hipster who would hate being called a hipster. And he’s hilarious.
I’ve had this book around forever (I mean, look at that publication date. 2005? That’s just embarrassing, it’s been sitting around so long) but was saving it for when I needed a really good laugh. This week, I needed a really good laugh. Plus, with the unemployment and all (oh, yeah, my job disappeared this week – thanks, economy!) I have more time to read than I probably should. More time to read, and apply for jobs, and think, “huh, in about a month, I’m going to have NO MONEY IN THE BANK.” So it’s nice to laugh a little when you’re panicking. Right? Right.
This book won. It made me laugh. A lot. There were some comics I’d seen – like I said, I’ve been following his site for a while – but since he’s so prolific and I tend to miss days here and there, there were a lot of comics that were new to me, so the whole thing made me happy. I got to revisit old favorites and got some new content in the bargain.
This book (and Drew’s site) is for you if you have a weird sense of humor, if you like webcomics, if you’re heavily into sarcasm, if you don’t mind a cuss here and there (I don’t, but I know some people are sensitive to such things), and, well…if you’re one of my people. My people tend to really like Toothpaste for Dinner. Because most of us have the same kind of warped sense of humor. I assume that’s why we’re drawn to one another. In good news, this book is now out of print, and you can get it used from a variety of sellers for a penny. A PENNY, YOU GUYS. With shipping, you’ll pay about $4 for this. That is NOTHING. That is daily-coffee money.
And on a side note, Drew also has a site called The Worst Things for Sale, and it’s just what’s promised – he finds ridiculous things daily and pokes fun at them. I’m constantly sending these things to my friends. “WORST THING EVER, THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT!” I will say. They are not amused. Or, ok, they’re a little amused. They won’t be when I send it to them as their birthday present, I’d guess.
Go read some snarky webcomics, either on Drew’s site, or with this book. They’ll make you happy. And I think we all want to be happy, right? Right.
Previously published at Burning the Bridges (With lots of cartoon goodness I can't figure out how to bring over here!)
February 23, 2009
Fucking hilarious stuff. This is a must read for my fellow, eternally disaffected office workers. Should http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/ and his wife's companion site, Married to the Sea (look in TPFD's banner) ever meet the criminally tragic fate of going down or getting pulled from the Web, I'll know I have this brilliant compendium of strips archived on paper to hark back to. Print more collections, Drew. Print more!
April 28, 2011
A collection of Drew's single panel comics from toothpastefordinner.com. I've followed the site since 2003 and though Drew's references admittedly go over my head sometimes, he does more than any other webcomic artist in one panel. Consisting of office humor, science jokes, weird wordplay and turns of phrase, the occasional topical reference, and strangely affecting drawings, he's almost always firing on all cylinders. It also doesn't hurt that he lives in and makes fun of the town I'm from.
July 3, 2010
Who wouldn't want a career in chemistry after this?: My friend lent me a copy of this book, so I came into the whole Toothpaste For Dinner phenomenon cold. The first hint I got that something was up was when my girlfriend picked it up and was laughing hysterically in the first five minutes. This is unbelievably funny. So funny it hurts. So funny it's dangerous.
September 3, 2011
It wasn't funny, and most of the jokes were lame or would only be funny if the audience understood the author's job. I didn't finish it because after reading 20 pages, I realized that it was a total waste of time. I could have been reading something way more entertaining, or something that I could at least sympathize with.
December 6, 2006
I have laughed myself to tears on various modes of public transit while reading these simple comics. I cannot express, in words, the genius of this collection.
See a preview at [http://www.toothpastefordinner.org/]. Be careful not to pee in your pants. Seriously.
See a preview at [http://www.toothpastefordinner.org/]. Be careful not to pee in your pants. Seriously.
February 12, 2010
"Work at home:
Make up to two thousand dollars a month stuffing envelopes! Use receipts, paper clips, other people's hair, things you find on the sidewalk! FILL YOUR CLOSETS WITH BROKEN APPLIANCES!! EAT NOTHING BUT APRICOTS!!!! THE WORLD IS YOURS!"
Make up to two thousand dollars a month stuffing envelopes! Use receipts, paper clips, other people's hair, things you find on the sidewalk! FILL YOUR CLOSETS WITH BROKEN APPLIANCES!! EAT NOTHING BUT APRICOTS!!!! THE WORLD IS YOURS!"
October 25, 2012
I would have liked these strips more had it not been 25 years since I last worked in an office with other people. It was like reading humour from a completely different culture: fascinating and clever, but I really needed someone to explain to me what was going on.
August 7, 2014
"How to tell when you are old: part 3. When people your age tell others they are pregnant, everyone congratulates them instead of just saying 'ohhh' or sucking air in through their teeth"
"You can be anything you want to be when you grow up if you are rich!!"
"You can be anything you want to be when you grow up if you are rich!!"
January 10, 2008
oh man.
February 21, 2008
Very funny!
March 28, 2008
This is absolutely hilarious!!
May 6, 2008
just some funny cartoons.
July 12, 2008
Simply hilarious. A riot. It is smart quirky humor. A good read whenever you feel your life is going wrong, things could be worse.
August 6, 2015
funniest shit of my life. I have read the preamble over 15 times and every time I laugh myself into tears, I swear. Get this book.
November 25, 2008
Always entertaining! I recommend the daily blog: http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/
August 19, 2009
Not Drew's best work, but a must-have for a fan.
Don't ever say ain't nothing good come outta Ohio.
Don't ever say ain't nothing good come outta Ohio.
January 9, 2010
A silly little book of cartoons that possesses an uncanny insight into the inanity of existence.
August 2, 2010
Drew Toothpaste and Natalie Dee make an excellent array of comics.
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